Behavior and reproductive success of Rock Sandpipers breeding on the Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Alaska

• Main Authors: Johnson, Matthew, Conklin, J.R., Johnson, Branden, McCaffery, Brian J., Haig, Susan M., Walters, Jeffrey R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: American Rock; Yukon; Kuskokwim; Alaska
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11370/db2963b8-d045-4c26-946a-f66b779b0e73; https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/db2963b8-d045-4c26-946a-f66b779b0e73

We studied Rock Sandpiper ( Calidris ptilocnemis ) breeding behavior and monitored reproductive success from 1998 to 2005 on the Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Alaska, USA. We banded 24 adults and monitored 45 nests. Annual return rate of adults ranged between 67 and 100%. Six pairs of Rock Sandpipers...